Scotsman Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 That's as many Thunderbolts as Odin could throw in a bad temper tantrum.. Now if we're talking F-4s of Spits , that's more like it , but none of them ever wore a colour scheme like the Viggen's Fields and Meadows one , speaking of which anyone fancy a couple of nice Pink Spits - coming sometime next year! Aigore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 Work that body! Going to be lots of fitting and sanding today....oh joy! First sanded by the wheel wells. Then I primed the whole rear fuselage. Sure enough, I had to do a wee bit of bettering there. Put down a big slap of putty around the seam in the drop tank....the work will continue on that in a few days Then I cut out the canard flaps, of course I managed to break one of them...like I don´t have enough to do. No worries, I just CA-glued a piece of plasticard to it. Cut it to shape and sanded it smooth. next it was time to add some 3D printed stuff to the fuselage but before that I mixed Tamyia white putty with thinner to get a liquid filler. First victim is this rear fillet of the KCA gun....you see the printing layers. I used a wide flat brush and put down 2 layers on the fillet and the belly strake. Shitty picture I know :/ but anyway, I polished the parts and shot primer ontop, polished a bit more and glued them in. There is a gap where the strake meets the fuselage but that is a minor thing I´ll get to it in time. I went on to the wing parts and did the same to them Looks rather nice with primer on, had to rescribe and redo all the rivets...of course I only hav e one wing to work on yet so I dry fitted the part....and well it needs tweaking. To remove the step I had to sand the bottom of the part and hoping I wouldn´t destroy anything. After a long while of sanding and fitting I got the step removed...but there are other issues..it doesn´t line up correctly. I scraped one edge until I got alignment https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/cc63/Aigore/IMG_5301.JPG And glued it in place...will have to do the same process on the other wing when I get it. Now it was alrigt to lightly sand around the wheel wells in the fuselage. The fit between the wing and fuselage isn´t stellar.... The top side even worse. Well after a while of scraping, sanding and fitting I got this far...still some work to do but that´s for another day Cheers! Starfighter, patricksparks, Violator1991 and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christoffer Lindelav Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Lots of work on this kit that's for sure but you're getting there. What thinner do you use for the Tamiya white putty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 5 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Thanks, hope you brought snacks for everyone! 2 hours ago, Christoffer Lindelav said: Lots of work on this kit that's for sure but you're getting there. What thinner do you use for the Tamiya white putty? Thanks for the cheering on....really need it at this stage of the build The thinner is the nasty kind like cellulose thinner or laquer thinner. Christoffer Lindelav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Super progress and problem-solving, Jan! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 6 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Super progress and problem-solving, Jan! Kev Thanks Kev well, the model keeps throwing all kinds of problems at me so I need to solve them LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattcour Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 As a first row audience I must say the build is progressing so well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 4 hours ago, mattcour said: As a first row audience I must say the build is progressing so well Thanks Matt I do need cheering on right now......got a mancold and there is so much fillingand sanding going on right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted November 26, 2021 Author Share Posted November 26, 2021 Winging it... Ah, Friday again...ready for a little update? As I mentioned earlier I finally got my replacement wing. It was seriously wrapped in plastic foam....... I think they could have played football with it without anything happening to the wing Armed with both wings I set out to make them fit! The fit isn´t fantastic, you have some joyous hours of work with sanding, dremelling, scraping and filing to make them mate decently to the fuselage. It pays to be thorough here is my thought. The fit is worst on the upper side where that thin fillet meet the fuselage. When I felt it was close enough I fitted in the part for the wheel well...a bit of sanding and scarping to make it fit flush. Then I glued the wing in place..... I got a decent fit but I will have to work with some filler. There is a slight step on the underside towards the rear tail cone. Both wings glued in place, tomorrow I´ll start blending them in. Dryfitted the front fuselage....it´s fast becoming large and unwieldy With that todays labor was done! Cheers! IvanVasili, LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 i know the feeling about the wings You are doing a great job keep it up Mark Scotsman and Violator1991 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted November 26, 2021 Author Share Posted November 26, 2021 2 hours ago, mark31 said: i know the feeling about the wings You are doing a great job keep it up Mark Thanks Mark Good with some support and sympathy from someone nwho knows what it's about. I really wished they would have come up with a different solution. The fillets are fragile and thin and adds way too much grief. It would have been far easier if the wing fillet would have been part of the fuselage.....well my woes will be well documented over a few weeks.....sheesh Violator1991 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank83 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 13 hours ago, Aigore said: It would have been far easier if the wing fillet would have been part of the fuselage..... Agree, I thought the same when I tried a dry fit on mine. It's not that bad but the edges are real thin and maybe could have been better if the fillets were designed integral to the fuselage as you say. I think the reason is that the current shape of the fuselage works fine for removing from the mould. Adding the fillets would probably create some undercuts and work against the direction of removal. Aigore, IvanVasili and Violator1991 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted November 27, 2021 Author Share Posted November 27, 2021 6 hours ago, frank83 said: Agree, I thought the same when I tried a dry fit on mine. It's not that bad but the edges are real thin and maybe could have been better if the fillets were designed integral to the fuselage as you say. I think the reason is that the current shape of the fuselage works fine for removing from the mould. Adding the fillets would probably create some undercuts and work against the direction of removal. Yeah, so they would have had to either make the belly a separate piece or make the wings and belly into one piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattcour Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Lovely work Aigore... This thing is really huge I had built an F-104, which I think is about the same length but the Viggen looks just more... well... chunky? fat? beefed up?... or whatever is the right word Not to compare the wings with the Starfigher of course but the fuselage shape really adds to the robust look. Keep up the good work, this is going to be "huge" when finished! IvanVasili 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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